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 Mozart, The Golden Spur |
 Sep 23 2007, 09:10 PM
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A little history about Mozart. No one can doubt the validity of Mozart genius when it came to composing. His father was impressive as well, after all he was his son's teacher. Anyway, I thought I would pass this on incase anyone here appreciates Mozart or is just discovering his music.
Johannes Wolfgangus Amadeus Mozart and the Golden Spur On December 1769, the thirteen-year-old Wolfgang Amadeus Mozard, already famous, went for the first time to Italy with his father Leopold. He visited Rovereto, Verona, Mantova, Cremona, Milan (where he arrived on the 23rd January 1770), Lodi, Parma, Bologna, Florence, Rome and Naples, displaying everywhere his musical genius and receiving enthusiastic welcomes and ovations. Pope Clement XIV[ On the 10th April 1770, he arrived in Rome together with his father and, as guest of many noble and ecclesiastic salons, the “infant prodigy” showed his mastery. He also went to a liturgical celebration in the Sistine Chapel, where he could listen to the Miserere by Gregorio Allegri (1582-1652) for two nine-part choirs; already knowing that he could not get the music score because it was strictly prohibited, he transcribed the piece by heart at the end of the liturgy, almost without any mistakes. Mozart so highly impressed the scholars of the Curia that Pope Clement XIV decided to honour the artistic talent of the this boy from Saltsburg by granting him a private audience (together with father Giovanni Battista Martini, another famous musician who Mozart had already met in Bologna), thus conferring him the high honour of the golden army or the “Golden Spur”. Gregorio Allegri QUOTE Papal order of knighthood conferred upon those who have rendered distinguished service in propagating the Catholic Faith, or who have contributed to the glory of the Church, either by feat of arms, writings, or other illustrious acts. It is one of the oldest papal orders, and its membership is restricted to one hundred throughout the world. In 1841 it was absorbed into the Order of Saint Sylvester but Pius X restored it to the status of a separate order and placed it under the patronage of the Blessed Virgin. The decoration consists of an eight-pointed, yellow, enamelled gold cross in whose center is a small white medal on one side of which is the word Maria, and on the other the year MDCCV and Pius X Restituit, and which is suspended from a white-bordered red ribbon. The badge, which is worn on the left breast, is the cross upon the rays of a silver star. The official uniform is a red tunic decorated with gilt buttons, black velvet collar and cuffs embroidered in gold, black trousers with gold side stripes, epaulettes, gold spurs, oblong two-peaked hat trimmed with gold and bearing the papal colors, and a sword. Catholic Forum In one of the registers of the papal briefs, of which the picture is hereby shown, there is a copy of the brief sent to Mozart, together with the insignia of the Golden Spur Order. It was one of the papal equestrian orders, of unknown origin, to which the popes resorted to honour those personages who distinguish themselves for the benefit of Catholicity. |
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Sep 23 2007, 10:41 PM
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I've noticed that all of the greatest composers have done their best work for the Church and the glory of God. Indeed, another composer, Vivaldi, was a priest.
My favorite quote deals with music and the Church Bach gave us Gods Word. Mozart gave us Gods laughter. Beethoven gave us Gods fire. God gave us music so that we might pray without words. LL&P Raymond |
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Sep 23 2007, 11:01 PM
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QUOTE My favorite quote deals with music and the Church Bach gave us Gods Word. Mozart gave us Gods laughter. Beethoven gave us Gods fire. God gave us music so that we might pray without words. LL&P Raymond I like that, what a good quote. I actually didn't know that Vivadi was priest. I never took the time to find out about him. I love his music and I know he contributed much to the church. You can see his profile here. |
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Sep 23 2007, 11:08 PM
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 o{]:¬) Group: Members Posts: 4,897 Joined: 14-May 04 From: Columbus, OH Member No.: 8 |
At the Diocese of Charlotte's Eucharistic Congress this past weekend, the choir performed Mozart's Coronation Mass in C. It was a spectacular performance of an exquisite piece.
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